# Accident 19971012038009A: Scwzer G164A, Sylvania, GA, October 12, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 1997, 17:00 local time
- Place: Sylvania, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: OG9G
- Location: 32.7500° N, 81.6296° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7500&lon=-81.6296&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4983, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4983-1998-08-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164A (registry code 3952801, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-g-164a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL98LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL98LA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971012038009A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

FLEW INTO POWERT LINE DURING A SPRAY RUN. BLAMED BLINDED BY SUN. (-23) ON OCTOBER 10, 1997, MR. ROBERT K. JOHNSTON WAS PILOTING GRUMMAN AIRCRAFT ENGINEERING MODEL G-164A, N4983, DURING THE DISPERSAL OF AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS NEAR SYLVANIA, GA. AT APPROXIMATELY 1700 HRS. LOCAL TIME THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK POWER LINES THAT CROSSED THE FIELD THAT MR. JOHNSTON WAS WORKING. AFTER STRIKING THE WIRES THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED IN THE WESTERLY DIRECTION THAT IT WAS ORIGINALLY HEADED AND CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 500 FT. BEYOND THE POWER LINES, IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION, WITH THE NOSE POINTED TO THE EAST. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED FROM THE CRASH WITH THE AIRCRAFT THEN BEING DESTROYED BY THE POST CRASH FIRE. MR. JOHNSTON ESCAPED WITH MINOR INJURIES. NO OTHER PEOPLE WERE INVOLVED IN THE ACCIDENT AND DAMAGE TO THE COTTON CROP BEING TREATED WAS MINIMAL.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL98LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL98LA001), Oct 12, 1997: Grumman-Schweizer G-164A (N4983), Sylvania, GA, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilots failure to maintain clearance from transmission wires.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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